Program Requirements

Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.

The PhD Human Relationships has two fields: Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy, and Pastoral Leadership. Each field has a prescribed set of required and elective courses.

Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy

Year 1

Fall term

TH761K: Adult Education

TH760: Clinical/Ministry Work

Register in TH760 each term until your 500 clinical hours requirement of your degree is complete. Once complete, contact your faculty advisor to have a successful grade applied to your record.

Winter term

TH761I: Qualitative and Quantitative Research

TH664H: Professional Studies and Ethics

If you have completed a comparable ethics course at the graduate level, you will be exempt from the TH664H program requirement. No further action is required if this course was completed at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. All other students should submit an appeal to the academic administrative committee to remove the pre-requisite of the advanced research course.

Winter term

By this term, you should complete your 500 clinical hours requirement and you will no longer need to register for this course. Please speak with your faculty advisor to ensure that a successful grade has been recorded.

Spring term

TH761J: Advanced Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Theological Elective

Year 3

Fall term

Theological Elective

Winter term

TH740A: Comprehensive Paper and Exam: Integration of Theory and Praxis

Spring term

TH780A: Human Relationship Dissertation Proposal

Year 4

Each term until completion of program:

TH780B: Human Relationship Dissertation

Pastoral Leadership

Year 1

Fall term

TH761K: Adult Education

TH760: Clinical/Ministry Work

Register in TH760 each term until your 500 ministry hours requirement of your degree is complete. Once complete, contact your faculty advisor to have a successful grade applied to your record.

Winter term

TH761I: Qualitative and Quantitative Research

TH664H: Professional Studies and Ethics

TH760: Clinical/Ministry Work Spring term

Spring term

TH765A: Pastoral Leadership Seminar I

TH760: Clinical/Ministry Work

Year 2

Fall term

Winter term

Elective

TH760: Clinical/Ministry Work

By this term, you should complete your 500 ministry hours requirement and you will no longer need to register for this course. Please speak with your faculty advisor to ensure that a successful grade has been recorded.

Spring term

TH761J: Advanced Qualitative and Quantitative Research

TH765B: Pastoral Leadership Seminar II

Year 3

Fall term

Elective

Winter term

TH740A: Comprehensive Paper and Exam: Integration of Theory and Praxis